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since then it sold 150 million units and more than 1.5 billion games. with the advances in gaming technology it is unlikely any other consul will have this longevity. >>> gabrielle giffords visited with town officials and met with the families of 26 people who were killed. she and her husband are now advocates for gun control. >>> congress passed a $9.7 billion aid bill for victims of super storm sandy. legislation easily passed both houses. it will help pay for 234r50d insurance claims for one00,000 individuals and businesses. a much larger $51 billion aid package is set to be taken up next month. >>> food safety regulations got changes today. but john valor reports some say the rules fall short. >> the new rule comes two years to the day after congress required them. they cover 80% of the food grown on u.s. farms. designed to reduce food born illness one rule requires they use clean water and food handlers wash hands. a second rule requires food companies to submit detailed safety plans. >> to make sure the food you produce is safer and we will monito
since then it sold 150 million units and more than 1.5 billion games. with the advances in gaming technology it is unlikely any other consul will have this longevity. >>> gabrielle giffords visited with town officials and met with the families of 26 people who were killed. she and her husband are now advocates for gun control. >>> congress passed a $9.7 billion aid bill for victims of super storm sandy. legislation easily passed both houses. it will help pay for 234r50d...
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. >> we arrested 245 people on criminal charges of child exploitation. 222 in the united states, and 23 people overseas. >> homeland securities operation sunflower began back in november and spanned 46 states and six countries. 36 people were arrested in california the most of any state including three from the bay area. one in san leandro, one in san francisco and one in sonoma county. >>> police in daly city say a fight between a father and son ended with both of them hospitalized with serious injuries. it happened around 2:30 this morning at the crown county apartments on emperial way. both are expected to survive. >>> one thing that happened in vegas did not stay in vegas. tonight san francisco giant's pitcher sergio romo is apologizing for an incident at the vegas airport on new year's day. tsa agents detained romo at an airport security checkpoint. they said he couldn't provide the proper i. d. police say the world series champ became upset and began acting aggressive so they handcuffed him. after romo calmed down he was sited for breaking rules and released. a statement tweete
. >> we arrested 245 people on criminal charges of child exploitation. 222 in the united states, and 23 people overseas. >> homeland securities operation sunflower began back in november and spanned 46 states and six countries. 36 people were arrested in california the most of any state including three from the bay area. one in san leandro, one in san francisco and one in sonoma county. >>> police in daly city say a fight between a father and son ended with both of them...
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. >> united nations estimates that more than 60,000 people have died in the 21 month long struggle. >>> in other news of the world tonight in afghanistan, the taliban claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings which killed at least four people and left more than 16 wounded. the bombers attacked a meeting of tribal leaders in kandahar province. the province has been one of the most violent in that country. >>> in australia, firefighters said tonight that several wildfires have now scorched 110 square miles in tanzmania and forced 3,000 people from their homes. at least 100 people are missing but to date there are no confirmed fatalities. firefighters are dealing with high winds and scorching temperature that is have reached to 108 degrees. >>> in thailand, customs officials say they confiscated half a million dollars worth of rhino horns. the vietnamese man was hiding the horns inside a clay hippoptotamus. >>> the french actor showed off his new russian passport. putin granted dupardeu's request. >>> taiwan is on its way to becoming the first country in asian to legalize same-sex
. >> united nations estimates that more than 60,000 people have died in the 21 month long struggle. >>> in other news of the world tonight in afghanistan, the taliban claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings which killed at least four people and left more than 16 wounded. the bombers attacked a meeting of tribal leaders in kandahar province. the province has been one of the most violent in that country. >>> in australia, firefighters said tonight that several...
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it will put together an environmental impact report on a proposal that would build about 1700 units on the 49-acre site. >> the idea is to develop it into a mixed-income community that would include affordable and market-rate housing as well as all new community amenities, such as park space and community centers. >>> the developer says according to san francisco housing authority policy, those who currently live in the housing projects are in good standing would have a right to return to whatever new development is built. >>> old christmas trees and fishing don't sound like they go together, but as ktvu's alex savidge explains it all makes sense at a fremont lake. >> reporter: dragging old christmas trees down to the shore of horseshoe lake today. volunteers tied them together as part of a unique environmental project. the 700 trees were donated by vendors after they didn't sell during the holidays. now as the water level rises here they will sit at the bottom of the lake, providing a habitat for young fish, particularly bass and bluegill. >> it's going to create an artificial reef wh
it will put together an environmental impact report on a proposal that would build about 1700 units on the 49-acre site. >> the idea is to develop it into a mixed-income community that would include affordable and market-rate housing as well as all new community amenities, such as park space and community centers. >>> the developer says according to san francisco housing authority policy, those who currently live in the housing projects are in good standing would have a right to...
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>> can you isolate the leak either by closing valves near by which is maybe difficult on a process unit. or do you try to either clamp it or plug it if the pressure will allow. >> reporter: plug a steel plug into the hole or wrap it with a pressure clamp. the pipe was punctured from the outside. the chemical safety board think that is the chevron fire department in trying to get the insulation off the pipe using a tool called a halugan bar may have punctured the pipe with this making the leak even worse. that's because the pipe seriously corroded was more than likely seriously weakened or brittle. >> in trying to plug the hole you make the whole much bigger, the pipe starts to fail. in which case you're not really losing control. >> reporter: within minutes a huge vapor cloud hundreds of feet high engulfed the refinery and sent 15,000 neighbors to the hospital. but the government says even without the hallogen bar there still would have been some kind of fire but perhaps not quite as severe. chevron says it's cooperating with all investigations. i'm consumer editor tom vacar. >>> in eas
>> can you isolate the leak either by closing valves near by which is maybe difficult on a process unit. or do you try to either clamp it or plug it if the pressure will allow. >> reporter: plug a steel plug into the hole or wrap it with a pressure clamp. the pipe was punctured from the outside. the chemical safety board think that is the chevron fire department in trying to get the insulation off the pipe using a tool called a halugan bar may have punctured the pipe with this...
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. >>> 2012 was the hottest year in the united states on record. the national climatic record says the average temperature last year is just over 55 degrees. that is wonderful degree warmer than the last record in 1998. >>> the increases are happening a lot faster than expected and global warming and natural weather variations are to blame. >>> the national institute of health finds adult who drink more than 4 cans of soda have a greater risk of depression than those who done consume soda at all. it's still unknown how the drinks affect overall mental health. >>> same sex couples will soon be able to get married in washington d.c. it is the next step towards marriage equality. it is one of the nation's most prominent churches and it's used to celebrate new presidents. >>> is now a good time to use 280? >> it is and as a matter of fact we have been watching the south bay, it's a good time to get on the road and northbound 280 looks good getting up to 217. and on the sunole grade, passed mission all the way to the bottom of the hill there are no majo
. >>> 2012 was the hottest year in the united states on record. the national climatic record says the average temperature last year is just over 55 degrees. that is wonderful degree warmer than the last record in 1998. >>> the increases are happening a lot faster than expected and global warming and natural weather variations are to blame. >>> the national institute of health finds adult who drink more than 4 cans of soda have a greater risk of depression than those...
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influenza is the viral infection every winter that can put even a healthy person into the intensive care unit in 48 hours. >> reporter: max died from complications of the flu the day after christmas. athletic and seemingly the picture of health, this picture was taken just 24 hours before he was admitted to the hospital. >> it started out as a flu, turned into pneumonia, with a staph infection on top of that. those three things dom bind took over quickly. >> reporter: his family says he did not get a flu shot this year. no one knows if it would have saved his live, but experts say the vaccine is a good match to the circulating virus, either preventing it altogether or taking some of the sting out of the illness. >> it can prevent you getting pneumonia, even though you may have a tough of the flu. >> reporter: most hospitals strongly encourage all their employees get the flu shot. duke university health system reacted to the growing outbreak last week. >> we've limited visitations to only adult visitors. >> reporter: there's no limitations on flu vaccines, which are widely available across the
influenza is the viral infection every winter that can put even a healthy person into the intensive care unit in 48 hours. >> reporter: max died from complications of the flu the day after christmas. athletic and seemingly the picture of health, this picture was taken just 24 hours before he was admitted to the hospital. >> it started out as a flu, turned into pneumonia, with a staph infection on top of that. those three things dom bind took over quickly. >> reporter: his...
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there was troops direct that could bypass the usual military red tape and get you what you and your unit needed pronto, like large sotherboard who told us that nearborn shipped plumbing supplies for clothes washers and hot showers >> it was nice to take a hot shower after the weather started getting a lot chillier. >> reporter: there have been scores of thank you e-mails saying they had saved lives but in a way he's been a sort of don't ask, don't tell quartermaster. >> we've never picked up the phone and called the pentagon, here's what we're doing and how we're doing it. >> reporter: they've never picked up the phone and called you. >> no, they have not. >> reporter: nearborn is on duty 24/7. >> we don't know what the next request is going to be. >> reporter: 15 tons of supplies already shipped, more on the way. mike taibbi, nbc news, oakland. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, turning the bridge into a work of art, how crews are adding hundreds of thousands of lights to the bay bridge. >>> plus the man who led de la salle football team to its 17 state titles is hang
there was troops direct that could bypass the usual military red tape and get you what you and your unit needed pronto, like large sotherboard who told us that nearborn shipped plumbing supplies for clothes washers and hot showers >> it was nice to take a hot shower after the weather started getting a lot chillier. >> reporter: there have been scores of thank you e-mails saying they had saved lives but in a way he's been a sort of don't ask, don't tell quartermaster. >> we've...
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people for and that is to see finally democrats and republicans working together for the good of the united states. >> reporter: shortly after the bill passed, the president made a point of recognizing republican leaders. >> in particular, i want to thank the work that was done by my extraordinary vice president joe biden as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: but many house republicans were angry that this deal worked out by the white house and the senate did not include serious spending cuts. >> i'm unwilling to gag down a bill that they've sent over here that's not acceptable. >> reporter: but in the end they did not have the votes to change it and everyone acknowledged that this deal sets the stage for a big showdown over spending with a vote to raise the debt ceiling coming sometime in the next two months. >> the problem is we've set up three more fiscal cliffs. >> reporter: one thing this bill bill really doesn't address is the sequester, the across-the-board indiscriminate spending cuts for defense and non-defense agencies. they
people for and that is to see finally democrats and republicans working together for the good of the united states. >> reporter: shortly after the bill passed, the president made a point of recognizing republican leaders. >> in particular, i want to thank the work that was done by my extraordinary vice president joe biden as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, and mitch mcconnell. >> reporter: but many house republicans were angry that this deal worked...
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. >> 18 significant weather sights in the united states have set their all-time maximum temperatures. >> reporter: and that led to a summer of costly droughts for farmers and ranchers. then the west saw the third worst wildfire season. but those events were just a prelude to an autumn of superstorms. >> here's the latest on isaac. it became a category 1 hurricane today with winds of 80 miles an hour. >> reporter: hurricane isaac brought back memories of katrina for residents of louisiana. and then the storm of the century. sandy decimated the east coast. >> the risk for flooding here may be some of the greatest people i've sean in their lifetime. >> reporter: the extremes of 2012 put climate change front and center in washington this week. >> we will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. >> reporter: the scariest think of all is scientists say there is more to come. >> more wacky weather, more 100-year storms. get used to this. this is the new normal. >> for cbc this morning saturday elaine quijano,
. >> 18 significant weather sights in the united states have set their all-time maximum temperatures. >> reporter: and that led to a summer of costly droughts for farmers and ranchers. then the west saw the third worst wildfire season. but those events were just a prelude to an autumn of superstorms. >> here's the latest on isaac. it became a category 1 hurricane today with winds of 80 miles an hour. >> reporter: hurricane isaac brought back memories of katrina for...
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what is the united states going to be able do about it? are we going to be able to keep consulates in other places where we're used to having a diplomatic presence but may not be able fro text it? that's one of the takeaways from yesterday's very intense hearings. >> it was intense and we saw the intense conversation who after the hearing told buzzfeed this i think she decided she wu going to describe the four dead americans and use that as a trump card to get out of the question. why that deep conflict there? >> you know, norah, that's an after-the-fact attempt really to belittle the secretary. watching her responses i thought her responses were genuine, not calculated. they were very emotional in her words. it would be mard to invent that. the republicans may, looking to the future, may want to set down a marker and say to the most likely democratic candidate in 2016, we're going to come after you, and she showed today that she's going to be a tough opponent when she gets attacked. >> david ignatius, good to see you. thanks so much. >> t
what is the united states going to be able do about it? are we going to be able to keep consulates in other places where we're used to having a diplomatic presence but may not be able fro text it? that's one of the takeaways from yesterday's very intense hearings. >> it was intense and we saw the intense conversation who after the hearing told buzzfeed this i think she decided she wu going to describe the four dead americans and use that as a trump card to get out of the question. why...
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that is despite recent news that agency has been hot water over is a laboratory hair and fiber unit. >> and a reminder, starting tomorrow. but there will be no more freed metered parking on sundays and san francisco. if drivers have to cede the meters from noon to 6:00 p.m. or you will risk of getting a ticket. some small-business owners say that the move could keep customers away. but others argue that it could free a more parking since drivers will no longer be able to just state park all day long. >> the new sunday parking rules will bring again about $2 million a year to the city of san francisco. >> still to come on kron 4 news weekend. we will tell you why an airline passenger had to be duct taped to his seat on board a flight. first, here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! s
that is despite recent news that agency has been hot water over is a laboratory hair and fiber unit. >> and a reminder, starting tomorrow. but there will be no more freed metered parking on sundays and san francisco. if drivers have to cede the meters from noon to 6:00 p.m. or you will risk of getting a ticket. some small-business owners say that the move could keep customers away. but others argue that it could free a more parking since drivers will no longer be able to just state park...
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. >> he was his american dream and she had always thought she would live in the united states with this handsome american. david and karina ditto married for 16 years seemed to have the perfect marriage, but then -- >> my wife hurt herself falling down the stairs. can you send an blams? >> it was the early hours of march 12, 2011. david ditto found the lifeless batter of his wife karina, 38-year-old, at the bottom of the stairs. >> i heard the cat screech at the top of the stairs and i heard just a really noisy baney bang, bang, bang coming down the stairs. i jumped up and ran over and found karina lying at the foot of the stairs. she wasn't moving. she wasn't talking. >> karina had many bruises all over her body and lacerations to the back of her head. >> reporter: veteran homicide detective j.c. smith said it with us no accident. karina struggled so violently until the end it left marks on david. >> that was consistent with a domestic fight, with a woman scratching and fighting for her life. >> reporter: reaching up and clawing? >> yes. >> reporter: if there was a violent struggle wou
. >> he was his american dream and she had always thought she would live in the united states with this handsome american. david and karina ditto married for 16 years seemed to have the perfect marriage, but then -- >> my wife hurt herself falling down the stairs. can you send an blams? >> it was the early hours of march 12, 2011. david ditto found the lifeless batter of his wife karina, 38-year-old, at the bottom of the stairs. >> i heard the cat screech at the top of...
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that is according to the united nations. the number is far higher than recent estimates by activists opposed to president bashar assad's read to me. they put the death toll at 45,000. meanwhile, the un refugee agency said about 84,000 people fled syria last month alone. about half a million have been this place and since the war began. >> police in india have fought rape and murder charges against five men accused of attacking a woman on a bus in in new delphi. the attack had sparked outrage and protest across the country demanding proper protection for women. a sixth suspect is believed to be a juvenile and is expected to be tried in juvenile court. >> will be right back. [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch. [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months, with a total home dvr included free for life. plus, add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. [ male announcer ] with u-verse
that is according to the united nations. the number is far higher than recent estimates by activists opposed to president bashar assad's read to me. they put the death toll at 45,000. meanwhile, the un refugee agency said about 84,000 people fled syria last month alone. about half a million have been this place and since the war began. >> police in india have fought rape and murder charges against five men accused of attacking a woman on a bus in in new delphi. the attack had sparked...
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. >> i have this on top of my wall unit heating. have a cold apartment. beatin >> people and askinhave been asg for years what does yoli look like. today she looks like dr. chicazhivago. >> whenever show yoli's face. . >> the fault advisory a freeze warning of expired in is still holding to the 20s in napa. we have seen a degree of improvement in vallejo. it is freezing and concord. 37 in hayward. and will continue to be a cold day as we get into the afternoon. some spots will not make out of the '40's. >> we will see sunshine and blue skies however, temperatures dropping into the evening hours. another frost advisory and freeze warning are already posted for tomorrow morning. we have a lot of changes to talk about your extended forecast. >> first at 8:02 a.m. lead us go to traffic robyn. >> thank you erica. it's a new hot spot in the east bay out of union city. an overturned accident on 880 south. it is at the bottom which means it is closer to city streets. if you want to use the hour off ramp give yourself extra time. and over toturn accident. it is no
. >> i have this on top of my wall unit heating. have a cold apartment. beatin >> people and askinhave been asg for years what does yoli look like. today she looks like dr. chicazhivago. >> whenever show yoli's face. . >> the fault advisory a freeze warning of expired in is still holding to the 20s in napa. we have seen a degree of improvement in vallejo. it is freezing and concord. 37 in hayward. and will continue to be a cold day as we get into the afternoon. some...
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there's a reported rape every 6.2 minutes in the united states, and that's what's reported. there's a lot more rapes happening. more than twice that they think. since this recent attack , there have been a number of inquiries about self defense classes at impact bay area >> we teach a free introduction to self defense class at sports basement every month, but in response to this we've added 2 new free classes in january on the 18th and 28th >> those classes include the basics. and it makes a difference to practice those skills. >> especially in our longer classes we use an instructor in a padded suit so students cann feel what it's like in an adrenaline freeze response, and they learn what it feels like to hit full force, and that gets into your muscle memory so if something happens you don't have to think about it, your body just does it. >> flyers like these are being handed out and posted all over the neighborhood in an effort to keep everyone informed. in san francisco's kron 4 news. return to index of stories... felicia reid, kron 4. >> in the north bay -- a teenager's
there's a reported rape every 6.2 minutes in the united states, and that's what's reported. there's a lot more rapes happening. more than twice that they think. since this recent attack , there have been a number of inquiries about self defense classes at impact bay area >> we teach a free introduction to self defense class at sports basement every month, but in response to this we've added 2 new free classes in january on the 18th and 28th >> those classes include the basics. and...